Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced that the city will be rolling out vaccination activities at night to accelerate the inoculation program in Davao City.
“Naa tay Bakuna Nights. Naa tay duha ka vax sites nato which will roll out vaccines in the evening. This is a strategy nga mapapaspas ta magdungag og vaccination sites,” the mayor said.
Mayor Sara said “Bakuna Nights” aims to cater to individuals who want to be vaccinated but are only available in the evening.
The mayor said this is an additional strategy of the city for vaccination rollout as the city is still below its target number of vaccinees for the first dose.
“We are approximately 210,000 first doses of our target. Meaning 200,010 ta kulang sa atong target for first doses lang na,” she said.
Based on the report of the city’s vaccination cluster as of September 15, 2021, there are more than 420,000 fully vaccinated individuals in Davao City.
Also based on its record, there are a total of 421,852 individuals inoculated with the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
Meanwhile, Mayor Sara also clarified that there will be no early registration for those aged 12 to 17 when they are allowed to be vaccinated.
“Early registration wala na po tay registration ana, it was discussed earlier once mogawas ang guide sa DOH with regard to 12-17 y.o., then we immediately roll it out sa atong vaccination centers and sa atong mobile vaccination teams,” she said.
On the other hand, Mayor Sara announced that the city is now working hand-in-hand with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to iron out the Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate or VaxCertPH program, an online portal, before it can be made available to the general public.
The national government has launched the VaxCertPH program in Metro Manila and Baguio City, which was initially available only to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and foreign travelers, and is set to launch it in other areas, including Davao City.
“Naay second pilot ang Vax Certificate, and apil ang Davao City. Ang atong City Information Technology Center (CITC) is working with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for this,” she said.
The vaccination certificate is purposely for those who are planning to travel abroad as countries are now requiring people entering their country to be fully vaccinated. The certificate will serve as proof that an individual has completed the required doses.
